by Kerry L. Marsala
Moses showed reverence to the Holy One when He stated, "Here
am I" (3:4), and with much encouragement from the Lord, Moses ultimately
bowed to His will. While it was good to show respect toward
God, Moses was human and feared confrontation, just as we do. He
was afraid of rejection not only from his own people, but Pharaoh
and the Egyptian people as well. How often we experience the same
feelings. Haven't we said, "they don't want to hear sound
preaching anymore, so I'll just quit trying." (?) Our own fear
of rejection and the persecution we often experience when we do as
He asks is sometimes too painful, but will God excuse us because of
our fears? No Way!He didn't accept the excuses of Moses of old,
and He won't accept ours.
Which one of us has never felt like Moses-"Who
am I, that I should go?"
(3:11); "What shall I say, when they
ask, 'What is His name?'" (3:13. "They will not believe" (4:1);
"I am not eloquent" (4:10_; "Send someone else" (4:13).
These were some of Moses' excuses, but aren't we just as guilty?
Is not God the same today as He was before the worlds were made? (James
1:17), and the same I said of Jesus (Hebrews 13:8). How angry He must
get with us just as He did Moses when He said, "Who hath mad
man's mouth? Or, who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the
blind? Have not I the Lord?" (4:11). To question our ability
to do what God says is to question
God and His divine wisdom in creating
man.
To be continued...
